Interesting enough there was a local story here about puppy abortions. A young woman adopted a puppy from a shelter. The shelter's policy is to spay/neuter all animals being adopted. Due to an illness the dog had they agreed to postpone spaying the dog until the dog was in better health. In the mean time the woman took the puppy to the vet for the first check up. The vet informed her the dog was pregnant. The woman told the shelter and the shelter said it was their policy to spay all dogs as per the contract that was signed. The woman was adament that she would not allow the spaying to occur because it would result in the puppies being aborted. The shelter went so far as to leave a note on her door stating that if she does not return the dog to be spayed as per the contract they will confiscate the dog and return it once it is spayed. She still refused and contacted the local paper. The update today was that the shelter agreed not to spay at this time. Once the puppies are born the dog will be spayed and each of her puppies will be spayed/neutered.

I was amazed at how persistent the shelter was with wanting to spay/abort those puppies.

I think a good chunk of pro lifers agree that medical necessity for a human would be an exception so I don't think this is a valid argument. From what I understand there are very few radical pro lifers who would not abort under any circumstance especially death for the mother.

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I think a good chunk of pro lifers agree that medical necessity for a human would be an exception so I don't think this is a valid argument. From what I understand there are very few radical pro lifers who would not abort under any circumstance especially death for the mother.

^^ I've only encountered one on the DT. That thread reached the maximum posts. She was adamant that even with an ectopic pregnancy she would not abort. She would rather die than abort. She also had a friend that CTT an ectopic pregnancy so she knows that it can be done. That was a fun thread.

1-If it were such an issue for her, why did she sign a paper saying that she would?

2-Does she care as passionately about the dogs euthanized in that shelter, or is it just the unborn puppies?

^^ Do you live near me?

She signed the contract before she found out the dog was pregnant. The shelter didn't even know. She just happened to find out because she took the dog to her vet for a check up. If she hadn't of done that she would have returned the dog to be spayed and the puppies would have been aborted.

Yes, and I'd do it even if she wouldn't die. There are too many animals. If I found one or took one in that was pregnant, I'd have it spayed no matter pregnant or not. That's what the Humane Society does, too, unless delivery is imminent and then they send the mama into foster care. I have fostered many cats and dogs in the immediate PP period.